the flight of kiyreagle

[pradtf]

we just had our longest and best run!

we went to the gas station to fill up and then went for a ride on the highway where we found that the earlier concern about the 4th gear was no longer an issue. with the various new components (discussed earlier in this thread) in place including a quick patch of a recently discovered fuel line leak with seal-it, kiyreagle performed flawlessly!

there are many other things that require doing, but kiyreagle is now very road worthy and is flying with confidence!

[jim]

Have a Good Egg!

[IowaEagle]

 

[68AMXGOPAC]

EGGCELLENT !! here's another , you should hire yourself and son out now for Eagle repairs.

[pradtf]

EGGCELLENT !! here's another , you should hire yourself and son out now for Eagle repairs.

that is a most kind and encouraging comment indeed!

i've been thinking of something a bit different in mind though - i recall a post from dean (i think) about setting up an eagle sanctuary in the middle part of canada. i was toying with the idea of doing something like this out here may be - never hurts to have more eagles in flight! however, i doubt if we have the time to do this sort of thing though we are going to put down a concrete pad since we'd like to work in something other than dirt and mud 

[IowaEagle]

Eagle Safe Sanctuaries are needed everywhere.  Of course other AMC cars would also be welcomed.

[pradtf]

Eagle Safe Sanctuaries are needed everywhere.  Of course other AMC cars would also be welcomed.

well we were toying with the possibility of an sx4 may be down the road or may be even a gremlin.
the thing is we can now look at a car and not feel helpless - that is the legacy kiyreagle has bestowed upon us.

[pradtf]

when the clutch cylinder was leaking the turn signals stopped blinking. we thought the flasher had been damaged by the fluid. when we cleaned up the old one and put it back, the signals were ok for a day and then went out again. then with the new cylinder in, we even put a new flasher into the fuse box, but no blinking. then we put the old flasher in and found the hazard blinking works so there is likely nothing wrong with the flasher.

so we can get the hazard to flash. we can get the turn signals to light up and hence can make them blink manually by moving the indicator up and down. however, we can't seem to get them to blink by clicking the lever into place.

all the indicator bulbs are functioning, so where is the problem? is it in the lever switch? if so, then how come we can get the signals to light up manually?

[IowaEagle]

The hazard flasher and turn signal flashers use separate flasher units.  The turn signal one is over and kind of above the e-brake pedal near the kick panel.  It may still be attached to the kick panel or maybe not.

[pradtf]

The hazard flasher and turn signal flashers use separate flasher units.  The turn signal one is over and kind of above the e-brake pedal near the kick panel.  It may still be attached to the kick panel or maybe not.

wow! thx!!!
that saved us a lot of trouble. we were going to follow-up on suggestions about taking the lever off and replacing it.
we just plugged in the new flasher we'd gotten and we're ready to go.
in fact, we're going to go at night just so we can see the lights better 

[pradtf]

now that we've put a new pitman arm in and the steering is tight, we've noticed that when the wheels are straight, the steering wheel is at 1 o'clock (30 degrees clockwise) instead of being at 12 o'clock (0 degrees). we tried going into the steering mechanism to realign it, but stopped after finding that the turn signal return knob doesn't permit realignment.

it seems we have to go in further and use a compressor to do so since things have strong springs inside.

or is this something we should be trying to solve by moving things underneath the car - tierod adjustments perhaps?

it's not a big deal the 5 degrees, but we'd like things to be as perfect as possible.

[IowaEagle]

You may want to consider having a professional front wheel alignment done at this time.

[tougeagle]

now that we've put a new pitman arm in and the steering is tight, we've noticed that when the wheels are straight, the steering wheel is at 1 o'clock (30 degrees clockwise) instead of being at 12 o'clock (0 degrees). we tried going into the steering mechanism to realign it, but stopped after finding that the turn signal return knob doesn't permit realignment.

it seems we have to go in further and use a compressor to do so since things have strong springs inside.

or is this something we should be trying to solve by moving things underneath the car - tierod adjustments perhaps?

it's not a big deal the 5 degrees, but we'd like things to be as perfect as possible.

Time for professional alignment. It's not something you can fix by taking apart your steering column, it's from underneath your car. There is a chance you may have installed the pitman arm one tooth off of center, but I don't know (never done one on an Eagle). Definitely get it professionally aligned, it will save your tires, wallet and headaches.

[jim]

I agree with IE.  It does sound like tie rod ends could resolve it, but the best you can do without
professional help is trying to measure the toe in/toe out with a tape measure.
After you get the wheel centered you have to worry about alignment.
You can get it close enough to drive to a front end shop that way.
At least that is what I've found in my limited experience.

[pradtf]

the car seems to be driving fine btw. it doesn't veer  - goes straight.
it's just that the steering wheel seems misaligned.
we'll have someone look at it though as you have all suggested.